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Unsung Hero’s… Jordan
Jordan, born Pamela Rooke and later named Jordan Mooney has passed away. I read the news via a tweet from Jonathan Ross followed by the inevitable fully of responses ranging from the absurdly grandiose ‘without Jordan there would be no punk ‘ to the … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, Jordan, Jordan Mooney, Pamela rooke, sex pistols, the sex pistols
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26…Food for Thought: UB40
What happened to UB40? Its not unusual for a band to lose its Mojo, Slade, Lindisfarne and Dr Feelgood all fell from grace in the 70s with the pressure of coming up with new product but they found new ways … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged Astro, Birmingham, Brian Travers, food for thought, reggae, Two tone, UB40
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25.. Tears of a Clown, The Beat
Back to my own personal ‘tracks of my years’ and a tie in with one of the musicians we lost last year. The Beat were the perfect pop group for a couple of years. Luckily for them the Two Tone … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged Birmingham, everett morton, Ranking Roger, saxa, the beat, top of the pops
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RIP Burke Shelley of Budgie
I had hoped to stop writing about dead people but I couldn’t ignore the passing of Burke Shelley .Budgie we’re never of the first bands I ever saw live and I wrote about about it some years ago . Here’s … Continue reading
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go ….Who Will You Miss Most ?
It’s got to end sometime, life that is. As mentioned in my last post, last year saw a fine crop of deaths which got me thinking. There are people I’ll miss a bit and others I won’tmiss at all. But there are a … Continue reading
Posted in rock music
Tagged billy Bragg, hank Marvin, noddy holder, Paul McCartney, Ron wood, slade, the faces
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Ring Out Solstice Bells – Jethro Tull
What is it about Jethro Tull that I just don’t get? They’ve got folk and blues and Jazz influences, flute solos, intelligent lyrics, cod pieces, a sense of the absurd, tricky time signatures, theres a whole load of stuff to like. I’ve accommodated Gong … Continue reading
Posted in rock music
Tagged 70's music, jethro tull, ring out solstice bells, songs from wood, top of the pops
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2021….What I’ve Seen
As music declines as s force in our cultural lives there’s an inverse blooming of analysing the past. We are living in a golden age of documentation which has probable reached its peak with the ‘Get Back’ documentary which would take the best … Continue reading
Posted in rock music
Tagged 70's music, alan Hull, lindesfarne, madness, music documentary, the nightingales, the prefects, the velvet underground
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2021..what I’ve read
I’ve not posted a whole lot this year, partly because my job involves a ton of looking at computer screens and partly because I thought a break would do us all good For obvious reasons 2021 has been a bit … Continue reading
Posted in rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's music, autobiographies, Bernard Sumner, books, Keith Morris, Lou reed, Martin Kemp, Tracey Thorn
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